Bristol’s blue cabs are as quintessentially Bristolian as the black cab is British. For uncountable numbers of tourists a taxi is the first thing to greet them upon arrival to Bristol and the last thing they’ll see before leaving again.

However, for most in the city taxis are a luxury although a necessity for a small number of people.

But regardless of how often you hail a cab most will be familiar with how pricey they are.

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But Bristol is one of the pricier cities coming sixth place with a mile costing on average £2.90.

Overall, you would imagine the capitol of the UK would be the most expensive, but London actually only ranks one above Bristol at fifth place with an average cost per mile of £2.99.

How do other cities compare to Bristol?

In some cities, people are paying almost 45 per cent more for a taxi journey than their fellow cab riders elsewhere in the UK.

Coventry tops the rankings for the city with the most expensive mile ride in a taxi costing on average £3.11. This is despite having a fairly normal to high number of taxis for the size and population of the area.

While it is supposedly cheaper in the North, Leeds is the second most expensive city to hail a cab – costing £3.06 per mile.

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Although Liverpool ranks the cheapest out of all the cities with a thrifty price of £2.15.

The total number of licensed taxi and private hire vehicles and licensed drivers in England reached record levels in 2017. Total licensed vehicle numbers increased by 16% to 281,000 since 2015, the highest number since comparable records were first collected in 2005.

To get these figures number plate specialist Regtransfers.co.uk combined local authority data from each city.

The UK Taxi Price Index aims to shine a spotlight on the cost of a cab in the UK. A price guide for when you are travelling around the country, the index rates cities according to the minimum fare and average cost per mile. The average cost per mile was calculated on the basis of 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5-mile journeys in each city.